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2007 Southeastern Minnesota Synod Assembly
Called Into God's Marvelous Light...To tell the story!

Proposed Agenda

Friday, June 8
8:00 a.m. Registration opens - North Lobby
Augsburg Fortress Store & Displays - Auditorium
9:00 a.m. Morning Prayer – Exhibit Hall
9:45 a.m. 1st Plenary – Exhibit Hall
  • Opening of Assembly
  • Adopt Agenda & Rules
  • Introduction of Speakers & Special Guests
  • Report of the Credentials Committee
  • † First Ballot for the Election of a Bishop
  • Report of the Nominating Committee
  • Recognition of Retirements of Pastors
  • Report of the Treasurer
  • † Results of the First Ballot for the Election of a Bishop
  • Reports of Committees and Agencies
  • Report of Reference and Counsel
  • Report of the Credentials Committee
  • † Second Ballot for the Election of a Bishop
11:15 a.m. Bible Study Session I - Rev. Craig Koester, Luther Seminary
12:15 p.m. Lunch
1:15 p.m. 2nd Plenary
  • † Results of the Second Ballot for the Election of a Bishop
  • Report of the Presiding Bishop, ELCA
  • Recognition of 50th Anniversary of Ordination
  • Reports of Committees and Agencies
  • Report of Reference & Counsel
  • Bible Study I
  • Recognition of 25th Anniversary of Ordination
3:00 p.m. Break
Deadline for submitting resolutions
3:30 p.m. 3rd Plenary
  • Report of the Credentials Committee
  • † Third Ballot for the Election of a Bishop
  • Bible Study II
  • Recognition of 40th Anniversary of Ordination
  • Scholarship awards
5:00 p.m. Deadline for Nominations
Deadline for Budget changes
5:15 p.m. Holden Evening Prayer
6:00 p.m. Buffet dinner – Auditorium
Birthday Party for Campus Ministry – North Lobby
Saturday, June 9
8:00 a.m. Registration – North Lobby
8:30 a.m. Worship – Presentation Hall – Rev. Kathie Bender Schwick preaching, Bishop Harold Usgaard presiding
10:00 a.m. 4th Plenary – Exhibit Hall
  • Report of the Credentials Committee
  • Elections for Committees, etc.
  • † Results of the Third Ballot for the Election of a Bishop
  • Candidates for the Election of a Bishop speak
  • † Fourth Ballot for the Election of a Bishop
  • From Guttenberg to Google presentation
  • † Results of the Fourth Ballot for the Election of a Bishop
  • Report of the Credentials Committee
  • † Fifth ballot for the Election of a Bishop
  • Reports of Committees and Agencies
  • Report of Reference and Counsel
12:15 p.m. Lunch
1:30 p.m. 5th Plenary
  • † Results of the Fifth Ballot for the Election of a Bishop
  • Report of the Bishop, Southeastern Minnesota Synod
  • Report of Elections
  • Adoption of 2008 Budget
  • Reports of Committees and Agencies
  • Report of Reference & Counsel
  • Commissioning of Churchwide Assembly Voting Members
3:00 p.m. Closing of the Assembly
 

† Election of a Bishop

† S9.04. The bishop shall be elected by the Synod Assembly by ecclesiastical ballot. Three-fourths of the legal votes cast shall be necessary for election on the first ballot. If no one is elected, the first ballot shall be considered the nominating ballot. Three-fourths of the legal votes cast on the second ballot shall be necessary for election. The third ballot shall be limited to the seven persons (plus ties) who received the greatest number of legal votes on the second ballot, and two- thirds of the legal votes cast shall be necessary for election. The fourth ballot shall be limited to the four persons (plus ties) who receive the greatest number of legal votes on the third ballot, and 60 percent of the legal votes cast shall be necessary for election. On subsequent ballots a majority of the legal votes cast shall be necessary for election. These ballots shall be limited to the two persons (plus ties) who receive the greatest number of legal votes on the previous ballot.

S9.04.01 Biographical data shall be distributed to assembly voters on each of the candidates prior to the third ballot.

S9.04.02. Nominees shall be given the opportunity to address the assembly voters prior to the fourth ballot.